The Digital
(r)evolution The question :
"is the digital environment going to affect everyone?" has all but
been resolved. It seems that questions about the impact of digital media and
the digital environment as a whole are a somewhat dated debate to engage with
in the beginning of the third millenium. These debates belong to the 70's we
think. That we are all
affected by the changes the digital revolution brought into our lifes is difficult
to contest, but the more urgent question is:"how will all this change our
lives and our practices?". Who will benefit the most and the least? As photographers
we should also ask :"what impact does the digital environment have on photographic
practice?". Just to provide
us with a bigger picture for this discussion, I have compiled a little history
of the "digital (r)evolution".
©Werner Hammerstingl, 1998, 2012